High paying business and finance jobs in Arizona

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Arizona. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single business and finance job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Arizona run 0.7% above the national average (2024), so a Arizona salary is worth about 0.99× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Arizona.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Arizona · Employed

1Financial Risk Specialists$102,800
Bachelor's degree
$57,400 – $165,8801,700
2Project Management Specialists$99,050
Bachelor's degree
$62,050 – $161,87022,920
3Personal Financial Advisors$96,950
Bachelor's degree
$45,330 – $212,6306,430
4Financial and Investment Analysts$93,540
Bachelor's degree
$62,340 – $161,8705,940
5Management Analysts$93,310
Bachelor's degree
$52,510 – $161,40017,190
6Business Operations Specialists, All Other$83,280
Bachelor's degree
$53,330 – $140,16012,210
7Financial Examiners$80,260
Bachelor's degree
$60,000 – $129,3001,910
8Accountants and Auditors$79,970
Bachelor's degree
$55,430 – $128,89027,410
9Insurance Underwriters$77,740
Bachelor's degree
$57,770 – $127,4503,360
10Logisticians$77,620
Bachelor's degree
$52,170 – $124,7404,800
11Credit Analysts$77,020
Bachelor's degree
$55,890 – $125,9802,260
12Cost Estimators$77,010
Bachelor's degree
$37,440 – $127,8805,760
13Buyers and Purchasing Agents$75,340
Bachelor's degree
$49,790 – $117,90010,870
14Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$74,930
Bachelor's degree
$44,000 – $114,4002,230
15Compliance Officers$74,920
Bachelor's degree
$47,630 – $132,62012,430
16Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$71,940
Bachelor's degree
$41,110 – $136,43015,850
17Human Resources Specialists$71,390
Bachelor's degree
$47,290 – $112,90020,230
18Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$65,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,990 – $100,59013,830
19Fundraisers$64,180
Bachelor's degree
$40,790 – $97,8301,580
20Loan Officers$62,160
Bachelor's degree
$35,960 – $133,89010,020
21Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$61,330
Bachelor's degree
$38,820 – $92,7303,440
22Property Appraisers and Assessors$51,250
Bachelor's degree
$37,300 – $83,3401,670
23Tax Preparers$44,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,970 – $104,7402,240

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianArizona	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Financial Risk SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$102,800	$57,400 – $165,880	1,700
2	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$99,050	$62,050 – $161,870	22,920
3	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$96,950	$45,330 – $212,630	6,430
4	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$93,540	$62,340 – $161,870	5,940
5	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$93,310	$52,510 – $161,400	17,190
6	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$83,280	$53,330 – $140,160	12,210
7	Financial ExaminersBachelor's degree	$80,260	$60,000 – $129,300	1,910
8	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$79,970	$55,430 – $128,890	27,410
9	Insurance UnderwritersBachelor's degree	$77,740	$57,770 – $127,450	3,360
10	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$77,620	$52,170 – $124,740	4,800
11	Credit AnalystsBachelor's degree	$77,020	$55,890 – $125,980	2,260
12	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$77,010	$37,440 – $127,880	5,760
13	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$75,340	$49,790 – $117,900	10,870
14	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$74,930	$44,000 – $114,400	2,230
15	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$74,920	$47,630 – $132,620	12,430
16	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$71,940	$41,110 – $136,430	15,850
17	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$71,390	$47,290 – $112,900	20,230
18	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,110	$47,990 – $100,590	13,830
19	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$64,180	$40,790 – $97,830	1,580
20	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$62,160	$35,960 – $133,890	10,020
21	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$61,330	$38,820 – $92,730	3,440
22	Property Appraisers and AssessorsBachelor's degree	$51,250	$37,300 – $83,340	1,670
23	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,770	$36,970 – $104,740	2,240

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Arizona. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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